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The now-closed Great Northern Paper Company's mill, once the town's major employer sits in downtown Millinocket, Maine on Saturday, June 21, 2014. The collapse of the paper industry has left thousands of area residents unemployed and has created a budgetary crisis for the town government, leaving schools, libraries, and emergency services underfunded. On Thursday, June 19, parts and machinery from the mill, including the mammoth paper machine, were auctioned off to settle tax debts.